What on earth is going on her? It's only the 6th day of the month and we are well into the second page of stories? How am I expected to keep up
and write my own tale? Not to mention all the other stuff too.
(and with a bad finger too 
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Anyhoo:
Cul – There are always those stories of fairy tale endings, where a woman meets her so called Prince Charming and they live happily ever after. Or he turns out to be a paranoid psychopath who cannot believe suitor after suitor actually loves him so kills them instead.
Phoenix – This could, for me, be a near spot on interpretation of a classic case of unrequited love. A spurned man takes his sundered heart and becomes a soldier, to fight in wars and put the hurts of the past behind him, little realising that the worst wound he carries will always be that one.
Abernovo – Ahh, love all but forgotten, but still persistent in one way or another. Perhaps a what happened after tale, continuing one of the popular fairy tales. What I liked most about it was the thought that even though something might be gone from sight it does not mean that it is not still out there looking after you.
Luiglin – The thing about this one is that it takes all the familiar tropes of unicorn seduction, leads you down a familiar path and then slaps you in the face with something that... well without being to risqué, makes you laugh out loud. The image will stay in my mind for a long, long time. Great story, with a spot on twist.
Springs – You have to ask yourself just what is going on here. Oh of course, you know that someone is making some form of potion, some form of spell, but it seems a bit odd. And then it all makes sense when you reach the end. What a brilliant idea, superbly executed and a little different. One might say purr-fect.
booksforlunch – a good, solid story that takes some of the familiar tropes of the fairy tale and turns them into a darker, grimmer telling. Of course that may be going back to the roots of some of the more classic tales anyway, but it is an excellent telling with some great ideas – bleeding feet causing the thorns to appear, and the title itself, a great little pun.
ratsy – a story that lends its origins to one of the classics, but takes us halfway down a familiar road and turns a sharp left into a different direction. This is an alternate Beauty and the Beast, and it is made all the better by that last line, a chilling shiver right down the spine.
StilLearning – One of the great things about this month is the number of times we start reading a story that feels familiar and then is turned on its head by the resolution of the piece. This is yet another excellent example of this where we learn of a great love being professed and the consequences of that love; and finally the resolution where everything that seemed to be is in fact something else. It makes you smile, at the same time as you realise how sad it is.
Bowler1 – A great little story that is probably an excellent lesson in relationships, especially those between different societies and peoples – namely that what one person wants and puts great importance upon, is not necessarily the same as what another’s might be. A near perfect interpretation of unrequited love.
Karn – Another great tale. This one again plays with traditional expectations, again it leads you into a fairy tale world, where a princess awaits for true love in her tower. Everything then gets kicked out of the window (quite literally) as we realise that even in the fairy tale realms property values are worth a lot more than the romance of the stories.
